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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Sochi ahead of trilateral talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev a month after the worst clashes between the two countries since their war in 2020. Moscow is seeking to reassert its role as a key powerbroker between the Caucasus arch-foes amid the growing Western engagement in the region, where Russia -- distracted by its war in Ukraine -- is visibly losing influence after decades of domination. IMAGES
Armenia's former president Serzh Sarkisian is elected prime minister in a move the opposition says is designed to extend his chokehold on power despite protests in the impoverished country. IMAGES
A procession of demonstrators sets off from Place de la Bastille in Paris. The left has called for demonstrations across France to denounce Macron's 'coup de force' following the appointment of LR politician Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. IMAGES
Nearly a thousand demonstrators have gathered in western France in the city of Nantes at the call of several left-wing organisations, including La France Insoumise (LFI), to protest against Emmanuel Macron's “coup de force” following the appointment of French conservative politician Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. IMAGES
Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado leads a mass rally in Caracas to press for recognition of the election "victory", one month after a presidential vote it claims was stolen by incumbent Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES TO COMPLETE 36ET8JD_EN + 36EW3TR_EN